The Relationship Between Leadership Agility and Entrepreneurial Resilience Among Jordanian Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) represent the predominant segment of Jordan's economy, which is fundamentally underpinned by entrepreneurial endeavors. Given their constrained resources and operation within a volatile milieu, SMEs often confront the specter of failure unless they institute a well-defined strategy that fosters agile leadership and bolsters their entrepreneurial resilience. Thus, the primary aim of this research was to investigate the impact of leadership agility on entrepreneurial resilience. The study's research cohort comprised managers hailing from small and medium-sized enterprises within the Jordanian landscape, and a judiciously selected sample of 407 managers was secured for analysis. Employing structural equation modeling, both the measurement model and structural model of the research were meticulously assessed. The research findings substantiated that the facets of leadership agility, with particular emphasis on uncertainty absorbing, significantly contributed to the augmentation of entrepreneurial resilience. As a consequence, it is imperative that leadership development programs be meticulously crafted to endow current and aspiring leaders with the requisite skills and a forward-thinking mindset that enables the making of flexible decisions and the inspiration of innovation within SMEs.